Tag: Pope Francis
Pope warns nations against defining power as military strength
Pope Francis on Tuesday warned, that nations should not measure their strength by their military capability to prevail over others.
Sex abuse scandal: Pope Francis accepts resignation of U.S. bishop
A U.S. bishop accused of molesting adults resigned on Thursday, in the latest sex abuse scandal to rock the Catholic…
Sexual abuse: Pope Francis summons meeting of key bishops
Pope Francis has summoned the heads of national Catholic bishops conferences from around the world to the Vatican in February…
Pope begs God: Forgive us our sins
Pope Francis in Ireland Sunday “begged for God’s forgiveness” for the child sexual abuse scandal rocking the church but faced…
Pope arrives Ireland for historic visit
Pope Francis touched down in Dublin on Saturday for a historic two-day visit to Ireland, where the Catholic Church is…
Child abuse crimes: Pope Francis asks for forgiveness
Pope Francis on Monday asked forgiveness for child abuse crimes and cover-ups within the Catholic Church, admitting that the pain…
Pope Francis reacts to migrants suffering
Pope Francis on Friday celebrated a special Mass for migrants and refugees in which he denounced the “sterile hypocricy” of…
Pope accepts 2 more Chilean bishops’ resignations
Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of two more Chilean bishops caught up in the country’s sexual abuse scandal,…
Pope Francis to address oil majors
The Vatican will host executives of the world’s top oil companies for a conference on June 8 and June 9…
Pope condemns Gaza killings
Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the killing of Palestinians near the Gaza-Israel border, saying the deaths would only lead to…
World Communication Day: Pope charges journalists to shun fake news
As the Catholic Church celebrates its 52nd World Communications Day, Pope Francis, has charged media practitioners to shun fake news.
Catholic Church must help the poor – Pope Francis
The main concern of the Catholic Church must be to help the poor, Pope Francis said on a Friday pilgrimage…
Pope Francis calls for equal passion in fight against social injustice, abortion
Pope Francis said on Monday that Catholics should not give “excessive importance” to certain Church rules while disregarding others, urging…
Pope Francis backpedals, says hell exists
The Papacy has denied a widely credited statement to Pope Francis that hell does not exist.
Pope Francis says ‘Hell does not exist’
“There is no hell where the souls of sinners suffer in eternity”, Pope Francis was quoted as saying in a…